Indecent Acts & ExposureIn the Canadian Criminal Code, while the topic of "nudity" itself is addressed in section 174, the topics of "indecent acts" and "Exposure" are addressed in section 173. (The links reference the corresponding sections at the Government of Canada's website.) Indecent Acts 173 (1) Everyone who wilfully does an indecent act in a public place in the presence of one or more persons, or in any place with intent to insult or offend any person,
Exposure (2) Every person who, in any place, for a sexual purpose, exposes his or her genital organs to a person who is under the age of 16 years
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 173; R.S., 1985, c. 19 (3rd Supp.), s. 7; 2008, c. 6, s. 54; 2010, c. 17, s. 2; 2012, c. 1, s. 23; 2019, c. 25, s. 58.back to: Naturism and the Law |